Greetings, adventurers!

Dear readers, an announcement: A Pretender’s Murder, sequel to A Gentleman’s Murder, is set for release on 24 February 2026!

Colonel Hadrian Russell before the War had four sons. Now he has four widowed daughters-in-law, who lunch at the Britannia Club every Friday as his guests. Popular and personable, why would anyone want him dead? But he’s shot and thrown through one of the club’s front windows one night, and Eric Peterkin, newly appointed as club secretary following the events of A Gentleman’s Murder, must step in again and investigate.

We’re not doing the whole pre-order campaign thing this time, so feel free to head on down to your local bookstore and have them order in a copy or three. I’m really proud of this one, and I hope you enjoy it even more than our first outing with Eric. Meanwhile, it’s back to the writing for me as I work on a third Eric Peterkin mystery.

And if you’d care to check out what’s going on at Inkshares, maybe check out The Last Beacon by Matt Farley, which starts as a murder mystery (you know I love those) before expanding into ... something else. Just be aware that if you want to place a pre-order, you might have to create a new Inkshares account: a bug in the system is preventing expired credit cards from being updated.

Anyway, until Peterkin 3, adieu!

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for your support during the first couple weeks of the funding campaign. We’re approaching 20% of the goal with three months to go, so we’re in good shape thus far, but admittedly I am running out of friends and family members to contact. So, even though you’ve already helped so much, I’d like to mention a couple of ways you can assist me in keeping the momentum going so this book can end up in your hands and in bookstores nationwide:

Spread the Word: Share a link to The Last Beacon with some friends and family members and let them know a bit about how the funding campaign works (if we’re friends on Facebook, I have a post up that you’re welcome to share).

Pre-Order Another Copy: Obviously, if you’ve already ordered one copy, you’ve gone above and beyond most people, and I’m incredibly grateful for your support. I know disposable income is hard to come by these days, but if you’re able to order another, I wanted to point out that the cheaper, $10 e-book option equally counts toward the 750 goal, and you can place multiple orders.

I’ll periodically keep you updated on my progress as we hit major milestones without overly spamming your inbox. As always, if you’d like to reach out, you can contact me on Inkshares or directly at mtf1008@gmail.com

Thanks again for your support.

Sincerely,

Matt Farley

Hello my lovelies!
It’s been too long and that’s on me. No excuses, no blaming or shaming. It’s taking longer than expected to complete this manuscript. Patrons have passed away already. God bless them. Anyway, life goes on…for an eternity I’ve heard. Could have cashed everyone out by pulling it, but not doing that keeps it alive. And I do have a book. It’s not ready yet. I’m aiming high. Fortunately, I have impeccable support from Joan R. She’s incredible. And David F, he’s read so many versions, guy is imperturbable. And I have all of you. And you have my eternal love and appreciation. I’m not giving up. Dean Fearce

Big news, everyone! We have a release date! Drum roll, please......

July 7, 2026

I can’t wait for you to finally meet Anna.

Thanks for staying with me on this journey. It will be worth the wait!

With gratitude,

Sonja

P.S. The kindle edition is already available for pre-order on Amazon. Check it out!

House of the Broken Promise - Kindle edition by Roberts, Sonja. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Greetings, Adventurers.

It has been awhile. 11 months to be exact. Which is actually kind of funny, considering we have 11 months until something amazing finally happens.

In 11 months, dear readers, you will finally be holding a copy of Mushroom and Anchovy in your hands. We have a release date, and skeleton listings have started populating on major retailers’ websites. To date, I have seen them on Target, Walmart, and Amazon’s web stores. The cover image will be added over time, as well as further details, but I’m sure it goes without saying that having a release date and preorder links are huge steps forward.

"All right, Kate, GIVE US THE RELEASE DATE ALREADY!" Yes! You’ve waited long enough, so here it is: Mushroom and Anchovy will be officially released on June 2, 2026.

If you are still at the address you used when you preordered, all you have to do is sit back and wait until the book releases next year. Otherwise, please send an e-mail to hello@inkshares.com to update and confirm your current address, along with your order information so the folks behind the scenes can link up the two.

As well, this will be my final book published under the pseudonym of K. M. Cooper. Times and people change, and I will be using the name I’m known for, Kate Butland, with further publications. I am currently in the editing process of another trilogy, and I will update accordingly as that progresses. For now, you can find me regularly over at my Substack, where I am currently migrating my former website in between releasing new writing. My Substack writing is available completely for free, and you can subscribe to receive updates on what I’m working on.

I cannot wait for this book to be in your hands. It looks like I will have to, for another 11 months or so, but I hope that you will enjoy it when the time comes, and I thank you all for your endless kindness, patience, and support during this time. I couldn’t have done it without you.

May your travels be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting,

Kate Butland (K. M. Cooper)